Showing posts with label headboard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label headboard. Show all posts
Sunday, February 23, 2014
DEAD COMPRESSOR renates headboard
It all started with this 70s oak headboard.
Okay maybe I jumped the gun here, I suppose it really started with a drawing of a headboard.
A drawing with custom measurements.
So back to this headboard.
Every element of it was dismantled with a robertson driver.
Considering I had received such detailed measurements I had to wait for the right piece to come along.
Many of the pieces were cut to fit the new configuration.
The face sheilds were brought together.
Priming continued.
The legs were extended 2".
Extra bits were all brought together to fill out the height requested.
Some fancy had to be added.
In the form of wall candle holders I found at the second hand store.
They originally had baskets screwed on the front for the candle to sit in.
I removed the baskets and used the holes to attached them to the new headboard.
But alas I only got the primer coat finished before my compressor kicked the bucket.
So once the new compressor gets open and the final finish is applied, this is really
all you get to see.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Red Cedar Headboard continued
Good Morning All,
Ok, Im back. Ive assembled the headboard and here are some photos:
In this photo Im about to begin attaching the panel boards to the frame. I carefully checked each board with a square and clamped it down. I countersunk all of the screws. The screws will be hidden by another board that will serve as a boarder:
Here is a photo of all the panel boards in place. I sanded it with an orbital sander and 150 grit paper and removed all the splinters. This smoothed the face of the panel and evened out the appearance of the boards:
Next, I cut some 1x4 cedar for a boarder that goes on top of the panel and all the way around. Ana Whites plans call for a 2x6 but the 2x6 that I have is just too rough for this so I changed the plan. After I cut it out I carefully aligned it with the frame and glued and toenailed it all the way around to attach it to the panel:
And here it is with the boarder in place:
Anas plan calls for a cap on the top of the frame that over hangs the front panel by about an 1". I used a 1x6 for this. I screwed it down as well and countersunk all the screws and then I covered them with an oak plug to hide the screw heads:
And here it is at present:
Tomorrow we will attach the legs and drill them so the whole thing can be attached to the box spring frame.
VW
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Ok, Im back. Ive assembled the headboard and here are some photos:
In this photo Im about to begin attaching the panel boards to the frame. I carefully checked each board with a square and clamped it down. I countersunk all of the screws. The screws will be hidden by another board that will serve as a boarder:
Here is a photo of all the panel boards in place. I sanded it with an orbital sander and 150 grit paper and removed all the splinters. This smoothed the face of the panel and evened out the appearance of the boards:
Next, I cut some 1x4 cedar for a boarder that goes on top of the panel and all the way around. Ana Whites plans call for a 2x6 but the 2x6 that I have is just too rough for this so I changed the plan. After I cut it out I carefully aligned it with the frame and glued and toenailed it all the way around to attach it to the panel:
And here it is with the boarder in place:
Anas plan calls for a cap on the top of the frame that over hangs the front panel by about an 1". I used a 1x6 for this. I screwed it down as well and countersunk all the screws and then I covered them with an oak plug to hide the screw heads:
And here it is at present:
Tomorrow we will attach the legs and drill them so the whole thing can be attached to the box spring frame.
VW
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